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Vigil held to honor murdered Highlandtown store clerk

Friends and family gathered to honor "Mr. Joe," a longtime store clerk in Highlandtown who was murdered earlier this year.

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Updated: 9:07 AM EDT Jul 13, 2015

Vigil held to honor murdered Highlandtown store clerk

Friends and family gathered to honor "Mr. Joe," a longtime store clerk in Highlandtown who was murdered earlier this year.

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Updated: 9:07 AM EDT Jul 13, 2015

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WEBVTT KAI: THE MINI MARKET DELI AND GROCERY ON HIGHLAND AVENUE WILL SOON BE SOLD SO TONIGHT, THE COMMUNITY GATHERED TO REMEMBER AN EMPLOYEE KILLED THERE. HE WAS KNOWN AS MISTER JOE. HE HAD BEEN WORKING AT THE STORE FOR 25 YEARS WHEN HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED DURING THAT ROBBERY ON MAY 1. THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, GIVERS AND TAKERS. MY UNCLE WAS A GIVER. HE PUT OTHER PEOPLE FIRST AND HIMSELF A DISTANT SECOND. THAT IS ONE THING THAT PEOPLE WOULD ACT ALL ABOUT HIM -- ECHO ABOUT HIM. KAI: PAREKH WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE HOPES HIS UNCLE'S KILLER WILL

Vigil held to honor murdered Highlandtown store clerk

Friends and family gathered to honor "Mr. Joe," a longtime store clerk in Highlandtown who was murdered earlier this year.